As a graying population confronts the limited options for senior housing, seeking ways to maintain independence without the isolation that can accompany so-called aging in place, various grassroots alternatives are gaining footholds.
There may be no more falafel balls frying in the basement of Stamp Student Union, after the Maryland Food Co-op shuttered at the end of last semester.
But the flavor of a cooperative business model lives on at the University of Maryland — in the form of embroidered vests and a The Cat in the Hat sweatshirt.
The international Union Co-op Symposium is a two day conference that brings together over 250 practitioners, social entrepreneurs, labor organizers, co-op workers, community development practitioners, and people interested in practical tools on how to start and run union worker cooperatives.
ADWC V: Strengthening Peer-to-Peer Organizing in the Worker Cooperative Movement
Employees voted 249-40 on Sept. 5 in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board to unionize and join the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, also known as UE. Willy Street Co-op workers are now part of UE Local 1186.
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Drawing upon traditions of black and African storytelling as well as Pan-African thought, Kadalie consistently shows rather than tells us his message.
He states complex concepts in clear, simple language and then illustrates them through engaging stories and rich vignettes. For example, in the third chapter, “You Find Your Allies in the Street” Kadalie makes an important critique of how the left thinks about identity and oppression.
Are you an heirs property owner? Are you looking for a path forward that leads to opportunity, wealth creation, and asset building for your family's land? You don't want to miss this opportunity to learn how to clear your title and create wealth-building opportunities on family land!
In the film, one of the owners talks about a benefit of cooperative ownership being that one can take off when they need to without worrying about the business.
With nearly half of pri
The organizers of the 2019 Young Scholars Workshop on Platformcoops of the Future of Citizen-based Initiatives (FOCI) hub at Utrecht University welcome abstracts (500 words max.) for publishable papers to be presented at this international workshop, to be held in Utrecht, The Netherlands, on 9 December 2019.
Central Brooklyn Food Coop (CBFC) is one of the only urban Black-led food cooperatives in the nation – and the only one in New York City. After six years of surveying and planning, we are ready to take root and open our doors in Summer 2020.
Construction companies seem ripe for the co-op model. The very nature of contracting means a team effort. Along the I-5 corridor between Bellingham and Olympia, there are three construction co-ops and more interested.
